Celebrity Birthdays for November 8 – Bonnie Raitt, Parker Posey and More

Known For: Combining blues, rock, folk and country on songs such as ‘Nick of Time,’ ‘Something to Talk About,’ ‘Love Sneakin’ Up on You,’ and the beautiful ballad ‘I Can’t Make You Love Me,’ her prowess as a slide guitar player, and being a nine-time Grammy winner and anti-war activist

Known For: An early role on the soap ‘As the World Turns’ before going on to movies such as ‘You’ve Got Mail,’ ‘Scream 3,’ and ‘Superman Returns,’ and earning the nickname “Queen of the Indies” after starring in dozens of independent films such as ‘Party Girl,’ ‘Best in Show,’ and ‘For Your Consideration’

Known For: A long career as a reporter and correspondent for CBS News, more than four decades on the weekly newsmagazine ’60 Minutes,’ and authoring the best-selling book ‘Flashbacks: On Returning to Vietnam’

Known For: Appearing in films such as ‘The Big Lebowski’ and ‘American Pie’ and on television shows such as ‘Days of our Lives,’ ‘Scrubs,’ ‘Taradise,’ and the UK version of ‘Celebrity Big Brother,’ her partygirl persona, and having some rather unfortunate and unnecessary liposuction and plastic surgery